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Ruth Steinberger

Ruth Steinberger initiated her first spay/neuter program in the Appalachian region of Virginia. Her efforts focus on developing a network of professional and grass roots organizations to assist at-risk animals through prevention (spay/ neuter), education and improved statutes.

Ruth moved to Oklahoma in 1999 to make her home in an area with no rural animal welfare programs and has worked closely with veterinarians, humane organizations, tribal health agencies and municipalities to develop services which now cover nearly half of Oklahoma counties, providing over 30,000 spay/neuter surgeries annually for pets in low-income homes.

She was a founding board member of SPAY Oklahoma, the first high-volume, low-income spay neuter clinic in Oklahoma.

She was the recipient of the esteemed 2006 ASPCA Henry Bergh Award.

Believing that education is vital to helping at-risk animals, Ruth developed the first accredited anti-cruelty classes for Oklahoma law enforcement officers; over 500 officers have attended these classes.

As a founder of Spay FIRST! Ruth believes that animals and people together make up the fiber of a community and that animals play a vital role in the lives of children and seniors. She believes that preventing suffering is vital to animals and the communities they live in.

Entries by Ruth Steinberger

We can all personally take steps to halt injustice or alleviate suffering on our own, and certainly our individual efforts can bring about substantial goodness and change. However, when we empower others to join us, our collective efforts reverberate like a pebble hitting the water… and our effectiveness grows exponentially, often in ways we would not have imagined. If we presume that others bring meaningful information and dialogue to the table, they will come through in ways that they themselves often didn’t expect. In communities in which suffering is chronic due to poverty, social isolation or even natural disaster, a… Read more.

Believing that those in impoverished circumstances can create change makes it happen.

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